[Rd] a simple suggestion for the next version of R windows

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 Mark.Bravington at csiro.au wrote:

> Hi
> 
> Just to point out that Andy's suggestion is implemented automatically in the mvbutils package-- which offers a complete hierarchical structure of workspaces which can be switched, searched, etc. within the same R session. [And much more besides ;)] I try to avoid having multiple R sessions open, because of the danger of losing track and accidentally overwriting things.
> 
> mvbutils doesn't change the title bar but if the functionality gets
added to R, I'll incorporate it as an option. I too dislike not being 
able to easily distinguish R icons, which is mainly why I end up 
working in MDI mode.

It already has been: take a look at the r-devel version (and Duncan M has 
a pre-compiled binary up).

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> #-----Original Message-----
> #From: r-devel-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
> #[mailto:r-devel-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch]On Behalf Of Tao Shi
> #Sent: Sunday, 25 April 2004 1:35 PM
> #To: andy_liaw at merck.com; r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> #Cc: r-devel at stat.math.ethz.ch
> #Subject: RE: [Rd] a simple suggestion for the next version of R windows
> #
> #
> #Hi, Andy:
> #
> #Thanks!  I think it also depends on people's working hobby.
> #
> #What you suggested is a good way around it.  But I'm still 
> #thinking since 
> #the R window already has the big blue R logo to identify 
> #itself, the word "R 
> #console" is really redundant and could be replaced by something more 
> #informative.  Not nesessarly everytime you change to a new 
> #diretory, you 
> #need to change to a new identifier, but at least the every 
> #first .RData file 
> #you loaded.  I don't know.......  Something along that line.  
> #It will be 
> #very helpful when you use Alt+Tab to move between windows, b/c 
> #all you see 
> #are "R console"s.......
> #
> #...Tao
> #
> #
> #----Original Message Follows----
> #From: "Liaw, Andy" <andy_liaw at merck.com>
> #To: "'Tao Shi'" <shitao at hotmail.com>,r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch
> #CC: r-devel at stat.math.ethz.ch
> #Subject: RE: [Rd] a simple suggestion for the next version of R windows
> #Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 23:18:06 -0400
> #
> #I don't see how this can work.  I frequently run only one R 
> #session (also in
> #SDI), but change working directories several times during the 
> #session, with
> #or without loading the workspace files in those directories, 
> #depending on
> #what I need to do.  I don't think the Window title can change 
> #every time I
> #do setwd("somewhereElse"); load(".RData").
> #
> #One possibility that could probably help you is to change the R command
> #prompt from "> " to the current working directory plus "> ".  
> #I believe this
> #can be done with the taskCallbackManager().
> #
> #Andy
> #
> # > From: Tao Shi
> # >
> # > Is it possible to replace the word "R Console" on the title
> # > bar (is it what
> # > it's called? It's the blue area above menu bar) with the name
> # > of the work
> # > space file you're using or loaded, so people who are runing 
> #multple R
> # > sessions at same time can identify them immediately.  I'm
> # > using 1.9.0 in SDI
> # > mode.
> # >
> # > Thanks,
> # >
> # > ...Tao
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